Fujifilm Camera Finepix S8600 Owners Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
FINEPIX S8600 Series
Owner’s Manual
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Before You BeginFirst Steps
Basic Photography and Playback More on PhotographyMore on Playback Movies
Connections Menus
Technical Notes
Troubleshooting Appendix
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For Your Safety
Be sure to read this notes before using
Safety Notes
•  Make sure that you use your camera correctly. Read these Safety Notes and 
your Owner’s Manual carefully before use.
•  Af ter reading these Safety Notes, store them in a safe place.
About the Icons
The icons shown below are used in this document to indicate the severity of 
the injury or damage that can result if the information indicated by the icon 
is ignored and the product is used incorrectly as a result.
WARNINGThis icon...

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For Your Safety
 WARNING WARNINGDo not heat, change or take apart the battery.  Do not drop or subject the bat-
tery to impacts.  Do not store the battery with metallic products.  Do not use 
chargers other than the specified model to charge the battery.
Any of these actions can cause the batter y to burst or leak and cause 
fire or injur y as a result.
Use only the battery or AC power adapters specified for use with this camera.  
Do not use voltages other than the power supply voltage shown.
The...

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For Your Safety
Power Supply and Battery*  Confirm your battery type before read-
ing the following descriptions.
The following explains proper use of 
batteries and how to prolong their 
life. Incorrect use of batteries can 
cause shorter battery life, as well as 
leakage, excessive heat, fire or explo-
sion.
1  Camera uses the Rechargeable 
Lithium-ion Battery
* When shipped, the battery is not 
fully charged. Always charge the 
battery before using it.
*  When carrying the battery, install it 
in a...

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For Your Safety
•  Do not use new with used batter-
ies. Do not use charged and dis-
charged batteries together.
• Do not use dif ferent types or 
brands of batteries at the same 
time.
• If you do not intend to use the 
camera for a long period of time, 
remove the batteries from the 
camera. Note if the camera is lef t 
with the batteries removed, the 
time and date settings are cleared.
•  The batteries feel warm right af ter 
being used. Before removing the 
batteries, turn the camera of f and...

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For Your Safety
• Do not take apart the AC power 
adapter. Doing so could be dan-
gerous.
•  Do not use the AC power adapter 
in a hot and humid place.
• Do not subject the AC power 
adapter to strong shocks.
•  The AC power adapter may emit a 
humming. This is normal.
•  If used near a radio, the AC power 
adapter may cause static. If this 
happens, move the camera away 
from the radio.
Before Using the CameraDo not aim the camera at extremely 
bright light sources, such as the sun 
in a cloudless...

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About This Manual
Before using the camera, read this manual and the warnings on pages ii–vi.  For information on specific 
topics, consult the sources below.
 Memory Cards
Pictures can be stored in an optional SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards (P 9), referred to in this manual as 
“memory cards”.
✔✔ Warning Messages and Displays Warning Messages and Displays ..................... .....................P P 107107
Find out what’s behind that flashing icon or error 
message in the display.
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For Your Safety ................................................................................. ii
Safety Notes ..................................................................................... ii
About This Manual ........................................................................ vii
Before You BeginBefore You Begin
Introduction ....................................................................................... 1
Symbols and Conventions...

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Table of Contents
More on PlaybackMore on Playback
Playback Options ...........................................................................44
Playback Zoom ..............................................................................45
I Favorites: Rating Pictures ....................................................45
Viewing Photo Information ......................................................46
Multi-Frame Playback ................................................................. 47
Viewing...

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Table of Contents
The Setup Menu .............................................................................87
Using the Setup Menu................................................................87
Setup Menu Options ...................................................................88
N TIME DIFFERENCE ...............................................................90
K FORMAT.................................................................................. 91
A IMAGE DISP....